INTRODUCING NEW PULP AUTHORS: Shawn Danowski
Once in a
while I will be spotlighting one of our new pulp authors. These will just be
short bios. The author is encouraged to add more information at any time, and
since my data is a bit old (taken from the back of books we – or others –
published) new information would be appreciated. This is not limited to just
the authors of the FADING SHADOWS magazines.
Other new pulp authors can be included. Just send me a short bio, and an
illustration if you have one.
Shawn Danowski: Shawn was a genius in plotting and building characters. A
young man raised in Greenville, Texas he became friends with Steve Mitchell,
and the output of both men just about filled up the pages of Fading Shadows magazines. Shawn loved
old radio drama, especially Yours Truly,
Johnny Dollar – and The Shadow, of
course. Plus, he loved the old pulp heroes like Secret Agent X and The
Phantom Detective. Besides his many short stories, he also wrote three
novels featuring The Visage, and one
novel featuring Number Nine. Shawn was over seven foot tall, and had to
use a cane for balance. He was working on a new magazine for Fading Shadows, Racy Mystery Stories when he passed away from a rare cancer at age
30 or 31. He would have gone far in the new pulp community if he had lived. And,
sadly, his work may never be reprinted for modern readers. We met with Shawn in
Archer City, Texas, at the big book stores of Larry McMurtry one day to visit
while looking through rare books. Shawn, of course, was looking for old radio
memorabilia.
He did an article in Echoes or some other pulp fanzine laying out in great detail the actual date the events of the first Secret Agent X novel took place. I'd love to see his work reprinted and expanded upon.
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